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The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
THE FISHERIES QUESTION.
A Brief Discussion in the Dominion
House OF Commons.

OTTAWA, Ont, May IA brief discussion
on the fisheries question took place in the
House of Commons tonight, arising out of
Mr.. Ellis, the New Brunswick member, ask
ing for the return of all United States yes
sells boarded, warned or interdieted by the
Canadian fisheries protection fleet. He re-
cited number cases of reported harsh treat
ment of American vessels by Canadian Off
GERS, and said that already 120 complaints
had been filed at Washington.
Mr.. Thompson, Minister of Justice, reply
ing. said that Mr.. Ellis was too tlattering
when he termed American reports of i'll
treatment evidence. Particulars Ellis had
given were selections from a number of
rambling and inaccurate statements made
against the British and Colonial authorities
by persons who received general invitation
to send in all the claims they could possibly
bring against a nation watch, it was supposed
would in the end have to pay bill of DANA
ges. 1t had transpired, not only from inves-
legations OF these complaints, but subse-
quently by the admission of some of the
persons who made these unveracious state
ments that they were utterly false; were
reckless; were often times based on miSap-
prehenslon, and want of knowlenge of the
circumstances. When the papers were
brought down, it would be found that the
statement of distinguished member of the
government of the United States that the
Canadian fisheries laws and regulations
had been administered with brutality was as
preposterous an exaggeration as could be
found IN the English language. Loud ap-
Mr.: Foster, Minister of Fisheries, declined
to bring down the instructions Ito the protec-
1--WE fleet on the ground that it would prevent
tneir being properly carried out and might
hamper negotiations now in progress.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
The Coburn Estate.

1t will be remembered that some three
months ago it was decided that the will Of
the late Governor Cobun was declared valid
by the Law Court. ID. ID. Stewart, Esq,
notified the executors in behalf of the heirs
at law not to pay any legacy where the prin-
cipal was to be funded and only the interest
used, claiming, in substance, that all such
bequests amounted only to giving the legatee
a life interest of the bequest, and then the
principal would revert to the Governors 5
heirs. Thereupon the executors, through
their counsel, Webb & Webb, filed bill in
equity in the Supreme Judicial Court to OBJ
tain a construction Of the win, and the cues
tion will be argued before the Law Court at
Bangor, on the third Wednesday in June.
The following bequests have been paid thus
far: 100000, Maine General Hospital, Port
land; $4,000; Colby University; sioO. 900.
Home Mission Society, N. Y; $4,000
Freedman's Society, Washington, ID. o.
There has been an appreciation in value OF
the Abner and Philander Coburn estate OF
So0O,OOO since the Governors death, 50 that
II IS now considered to be worth $4,000, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
ON a BoAT's BOTTOM.
Joseph BIsson's Fearful Ride on the
Turbulent Saco.
[Biddefo-d Journal.l

Joseph Bisson, Frenchman who had long
since passed the meridian of life, had fear
full ride to death on the river Sunday. and
thus far his body has not been recovered.
lie lived with his family, wife and six
children, on Walnut street, in a house that
has been surrounded by water since the
freshet began. Between and O'Clock in
the morning, while he was feeding the poul-
try at his place, his boat got away, and pro-
curing one from a neighbOr he went out
upon the river in 1t after his own. Securing
the latter he attached it by a rope to the one
he was in and rowed down the stream look
ing for favorable place to land. knowing
OF the eddy that makes in just below the
Springs Island bridge he rowed for it and
was making for the shore when the swift
current snapped in:twain the rope that held
the two boats together and his own was car
ried out towards the falls.
In spite OF the warning shouted after him
by j. G. Kenneson, who was standing near
by on the shore in full realization of the dam
ger from the falls. Bisson shot out after the
rapidly retreating boat, and when about a
quarter of the distance across the river the
craft he was in was caught by the current
and drawn with great speed into the falls.
Bisson was then standing erect in the boat,
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03

a New Hotel Going up-York County
saPtists meet-Sanford Agricultural
Society Formed-other Items OF
News.
SANFORD. Nav 2

SANFORD, May 2.
Messrs. Poole and Allen are preparing for
the immediate erection Of the new Main
street hotel at Sanford. The structure win
be 81 by 80 feet, three stories, with all
around piazza and balcony.
The Thirteenth Fellowship meeting OF the
York County Baptist Association win bc
held at Springvale tomorrow. A paper by
rev. ). II. Nichol Of South Berwick, Is ex.
pected at the morning session. In the after
noon and evening there will be sermons bv
Rev. /. 5. Hamblen Of North Berwick. and
Rev. i. b. Mower Of Kennebunkport. Re-
ports from the various churches, discussion
OF practical topics and social meetings ara
included in the programme.
Howard Frost, G. II. Chick, j. @. Wilkln-
son, j. b. Rickas, Atwood Allen, A. X l..
Bedell and L. W. Stanley have been appoint
ed to act as fire wardens for Spr;agyale.
Ihe Sanford Agricultural and Mecha4Al
Association has been organized and the fol
lowing board Of officers elected: President.
Howard Frost; Secretary, A. w. Low:
treasurer, L. A. Butler; Directors, /. B.
stiles, Il. q. Murray, Samuel Novel;, IL. X.
Bennett, +. A. Weymouth, o. h Willard.
JOS. Ridley, j. MOult0n, n. A. Kemptom
and Q; Il. Ham. Trustees, w. III. Mason.
Benz. Beal and Lewis Butler. The directors
held private meeting last Saturday eve
ming.
Rev. +. r. Wade, pastor Of the Congreea-
tl0nal church at Sanford, will deliver the
Memorial Day address to Willard Post No.
~, u; a. X. Mr.. Wade Is a member Of Ma
hum Mitchell Post Of Newheld.
Ihe selectmen having completed the en-
rollment OF the militia report as follows:
Whole number Of names enrolled. 556 OF
this number Sanford has nearly One-half.
the remainder being divided between SPRING
vale and South Sanford.
Mrs. joanna Mugridge Of Springvale, died
thursday morning from the effects OF fall
received Tuesday. The remains were in
TERED last Saturday
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
CANADIAN PACIFIC.
Its Hand Seen In the New Hanp-
shire Deal.
Planning to Control a Line to Boston
From the Northwest.
The Canadian Pacific Syndicate and
the Grand Trunk.

NEW YORK, May "A special to the Tri-
bune says: That the Canadian Pacific rail-
way needs and and is seeking for an outlet
in Boston admits Of no doubt. IL secured
control some time ago Of the Southern line,
extending from Montreal 10 Newport, VT,
In order that II might have the only connect
ing line with the Passumpsic and the North
ern, as well as the Boston, Concord and
Montreal lines, and It was an open secret
two months ago, Just before the breaking of
the Lowell lease Of the New Hampshire
railroads at the instance Of the minority
stockholders. that an arrangement had been
made between the Boston and Lowell and
great Canadian syndicate whereby they
were TO obtain control for long term Of
years Of the Lowell and its leased lines.
Now that the Boston and Lowell Is leased
with all lts recently acquired properties 10
the Boston and Maine Ii In openly stated bv
railrOad magnates here that IL has been done
at the Instance Of the Canadian Pacific.
which Is TO obtain a silent control Of the en-.
tire Maine property.
The price paid 70 the Boston and Maine
LOT lts snare In the transaction Is understood
TO be eight per cent ON the stock for the frat
nve years and seven per cent thereafter so
long as tne lease shall run, which Is under
stood 10 be % years.
While this would afford the Canadian Pa
cine an outlet for Eastern transit Il will at
the same time, II Is expected, cut of the
Grand Trunk, as the Maine will soon COM
will fall into the hands OF the Pacific svndi-
cate, thus compelling the Grand Trunk 10
make terms on all western freight for Bos-
ton parties.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03

The game between the Boston Blues and
Hayerhills, at Boston, yesterday. was nota-
Bile for the heavy hitting Of both teams, the
superior fielding Of the Blues, and the poor
work by both batteries
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
COAL BREAKER DESTROYED.
Many Men Thrown Out of Employ.
ment-The Loss Estimated at
$4,000.

WILKEsBARRE, Pa, May 2.-No. 10 coal
breaker, one of the largest in the anthracite
region. situated at Sugar Notch, and oper-
ated by the Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Com
pany, was entirely destroyed by fire this
morning. The flames are supposed to have
originated from spark from breaker boys
with the fire, and for a time it looked as
though they would overcome the fiery ele-
ment, but strong wind blowing from the
west famed the flames, and in a Short space
OF time the mammoth structure was in ruins.
The boiler, oil and engine house and about
will be fully 100000; insurance, $4,000.
The breaker had capacity of 1000 tons
day. Three hundred and fifty men will be
thrown out of employment until the breaker
is rebuilt. which will take eight months.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
Labor Troubles.

Three thousand hod carriers at Chicago
went out ON strike yesterday.
A long struggle between labor and capital
In the building trades has apparently com
menced in Toronto. The upholsterers also
struck for an increase of from 20 to 20 cents
per hour with a working day of nine hours
and hye hours Saturday. The carpenters
will hold meeting Wednesday to decide on
what action they shall take.
A large number of trades unions of ST.
Louis, chiefly the building trades, the cigar
makers, shoe makers, moulders and others,
had parade Sunday in celebration of the
anniversary of the Inauguration of the eight
line.
All union carpenters Of New Haven struck
work yesterday morning in the shops where
non-union men were employed About 800
ment
The plasterers at Haverhill struck yester-
day morning because demand for stopping
work at o'clock Saturdays was not granted
by their employers. The hod carriers have
also struck, as their request for a rise from
S225 to $3.50 per day was not allowed by the
bosses; All work with these classes is sus-
pended.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
DESTRUCTIVE HAIL STORM.
ALoss Of $50, 900 or over.

ST. PAUL, Minn,, May 2.-The most de-
cinity passed over this city yesterday after
noon. The weather was exceedingly sultry
until about 6 o'clock when the tornado
sprang up. For few minutes rain fell in
torrents and was succeeded by remarkable
fall of hailstones for about thirty minutes.
circumference and weighed from four to five
ounces. One of them went through the
thick plate glass in the rotunda Of the Ryan
Hotel, shivering 1t to pieces. About 200
panes OF glass were broken in each block,
lumber piles were scattered and several
frame houses on the outskirts were over
turned. There is an unconfirmed report that
woman was killed 10y the falling timbers.
Nearly every public building in the city suf-
Tered more or less. Many expensive memo
RAJ windows in churches are broken. The
loss will aggregate $4,000.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
Loss of a Schooner

RocKLAND, May 2.-The fishing schooner
Fleetwing of Green's Landing, with stone
from Gaco and Small, in hauling out of
Green's Landing harbor stauck on ledge
and sunk in twenty-five feet of water. The
schooner will be total loss; she was val
ued at $500; insured for $1,000, and was
owned by Frank Warren and Samuel Case
of Green's Landing.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
River and harbor improvements.
The following bids were received ant
opened Saturday by Major Jared A. Smith

The following bids were received and
opened Saturday by Major Jared A. Smith,
Corps Of Engineers, United States Army.
For dredging in Lubec Channel. Maine
Moore and Wright, Portland, IS cents per
cubic yard, for material measured in scows
For dredging in Narraguagus River, Maine
Hamilton and Sawyer, Chebeague, Me-, "a
cents per cubic yard, Thomas Symonds,
Leomlnster, Mass, 20 cents per cubic yard,
Moore and Wright, Portland, is cents per
cn2ic yard, for material measured in scows
For dredging in Penobscot River, near
Bangor, Maine, Boynt0n Bros, Boston.
Mass, 30 cents per cubic yard for material
measured in scows. Moore and Wright,
Portland, % cents per cubic yard for mate
rial measured in scows and $40 per cubic
yard for large rocks.
For dredging in Little Harbor, n. H.
Boynton Bros, 80 cents per scubic yard for
material measured in scOws New England
Dredging Company,.41 cents per cubic yard,
ior material measured in scows; Moore and
Wright "a cents per cubic yard. for material
measured in scows Thomas Symonds, %
cents per cubic yard, for material measured
The acceptance of the bids of Moore and
Wright was recommended in each case by
Mayor Smith
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
THE STATE.
ANDRoscoGeIN COUNTY.

Rev, j. d. Richardson, pastor Of the State
street church of Boston, will be Memorial
Day orator at Livermore Falls. Kimball
Post Will observe the day appropriately.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Gardiner is talking of adopting standard
time.
The Kennebec Journal has heard rumor
that new afternoon daily paper will shortly
be established in Wateryille.
PENoBscor COUNTY.
Eighteen magnificent horses have arrived
in Bangor from Montreal for the Megantic
railroad, Sixty more horses are on the way
from Winnipeg.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
THOUSANDS OF VICTIMS.
Terrible Ravages of the Cholera In
Chill.

New YORK, May "a dispatch from
Panama, April 20. says: Up to date 2S73
persons have fallen victims to the epidemic
IN Santiago de Chill alone, but the number of
those who have recovered from the disease
IS not given. 1t is reported here on very good
authority that the Board Of Health proposes
to exclude from Peruvian ports vessels ar.
irving from Chilian waters, even for sixty
days after the epidemic shall have been Off
claily declared over. The warehouses, at
africa, ,Iquique and Valparaiso are overload
ed with merchandise, destined for Cailao
ana other Peruvian ports, brought out from
europe and blockaded by reason of the in
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
An IncendIarv Fire

RocKLAND, May 2.-Mountain Side Hall
at North Union, recently erected, and which
was to have been dedicated this week. has
been totally destroyed by fire. The cause
was incendiary.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03

The Portlands wilrplay the Lynns Friday
and Saturday Of this week 1t is the inten-
tl0n.of the management TO admit ladies free
on Fridays throughout the season, but on ac-
count OF the large attendance expected at
the opening league game, they are obliged to
postpone Ladies' Day one week, as there Is
already large demand for seats. After this
week ladies will be admitted free 10 the
grounds and grand stand on Fridays.
A new rubber home-plate was put down at
the Portland grounds yesterday, in place Of
the marble one used last season.
Games today-Portland at Salem, Lawrence
at Boston, Haverhill at Lowell, Manchester
at Lynn.
The Lowells have released Sparrow
Morton, the Philadelphia letter carrier, who
they engaged as pitcher a short time ago,
and will give local pitcher named Condor
a trial.
The Bowdoins went home happy. They
gave the Amhersts thorough beating dur
ing their trip.-Herald.
The Haverhill Bulletin says William Con-
way is going to catch for the Portlands.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
CORTLAND, TUESDAY MORNING, MAY 8, 1887.
Old Orchard and Saco Ferrv-U II Eitobau
Portland=C Chestnnt stronts n n e tItt..I, ~

Old Orchard and Saco Ferry-H. b. Mitchell
Portland-Chestnut street. n E Whitaker.
congress street, Ezra Tinker.
island church, John b. Lapham.
etne etn street and West End, L. s.
,la Snapleigh and West Newheld-A. W. Water
South Berwick-Israel Luce
South South blaaeiord circuit-Sylyester d. Brown.
S1i S2utn ootanulsh and Buxton-Geo. w. Barber.
Mes NEST Scarboro-Milton B. Pratt
Moodfords-RoscoeS Sanderson.
fork-Gardiner ID. Holmes,
LEWISTON DISTRICT.
q. z. adams, Presiding Elder.
Andover-G. G. Powers.
AuDurn-
Bath-Beacon Street, H. E. Foss.
p..,, Wesley Church, -.
Bethel-A. r. Sylvester.
Bowdonham-M e. King.
Brldgton-C. s. Cummings
Brunswick-W. S. McIntire.
SSontway, Sty n. HI. M. Woodbury..
East North Yarmouth-W. Fl. Foster,
East Poland and Minot-J. w. Smith.
Gorham, N. H.-James TIask.
Harpswell-Supplied by J; Moulton.
LeWlSton-Park Street, w. Il. Berry.
Hammond Street, G. L. Libby.
llsDon-S I. Records
Mason and Albany-S. w. Witham.
Mechanic Falls-G 4. Cobb.
Fryeburg and Stowe-John II. Roberts
Falmouth and Cumberland-O. H. Pilsbury
Monmouth-Hosea Hewitt
NapeS-George Holt.
Newry Circuit-Supplied
dler. S""''
Norway. Albert Corey
North Auburn-Supplied.
Oxford-J nj. Buffum.
Richmond-C. +. Allen.
Rumford-G. b. Hannaford.
South Paris-W. Il. Holmes.
South Waterford-John Robinson.
Turner and Buekneld-M. X. Maybry
West Cumberland-Supplied.
West Derham-Supplied.
west Paris Clrcuit-InSly Bean.
II. q. Sheldon, professor in Boston University.
AUGUSTA DISTRICT.
Presiding Elder, C. J. Clark
Augusta-G r. Palmer.
East Readiield-To be supplied
East WitOn-John p. Roberts
Eustis-Suppled.
Fairheld-D. b. Holt
FarmingtOn-L. III. Bean.
Fayette and East Liyermore-Henry Crochett
Gardiner-E. G. Bass
Hallowell-Charles E. Springer
H INDUSTRY and Starks.John r. Masterman.
kents Hill and Readfeld Corner-Cyrus Stone.
k1ngheld Circuit-James Nixon.
Leeds and Greene-W. III. Congdon.
Liyermore-C. NJ. Abbott.
LlY9rm0re Falls-C K. Bisbee
Madison-D. Z. Parln.
Mount Vernon and Vienna-Supplied
New Portland Circuit-T. A. Nottage.
New Sharon and Mercer-Supplied.
Norr1dgewock Crcuit-George A. Cisson
Nerth Anson and Embden-William H. Barber
North AuguSta-H +. A Patterson
North Wayne-Suppled.
Oakland and Sidney-H. Chase.
Phillips. N. Kewley.
Skowhegan j. NJ. Frost
Solon Circuit-C A. Laughton.
Strong@W. B. Bartlett.
Waterville-John l.. HILL
Wayne and North Leeds-D. r. Ford.
Weld and Carthage-Supplied
Milton-George G. Andrews.
WlnthIop-Thomas f. Jones.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
New hampshire Items.

CONCORD, N H., May 2.-In the Supreme
Court this afternoon, Rufus Woodbury. of
Hooksett, was indicted for rape. He plead
ed guilty to aggravated assault, and was SEN
fenced to four months in Jail.
Fred Bourbon, of Franklin, indicted for
manslaughter in the first degree, for causing
the death of John Gilligah of Franklin last
fall, was given four years in prison.
A heavy fire is in progrese among the pine
timber on Dark Plains," east of this CITY.
and a large tract of land hasRlready been
burned over
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
DAMAGE BY THE GALE.
Cape Sable Fishermen Meet With
Heavy Losses.

HALIFAX, n. s., May "A special from
harrington, n S., says that the late gale was
ruinous to property Of the lobster fisher
men of Cape Sable and other places in Shell
burne county. The extent of the damages
IS not yet known, but so far as reported the
loss of boats and gear is considerable. The
wind blew fiercely from the east rolling a
tremendous sea on the coast and lodges, and
traps set on long trowls in quite deep water
were totally smashed and cast upon the
shore. Lobster. cars moored in sheltered
coyes containing over weeks catch also
went to pieces among the breakers and their
contents were lost. On the south side of
Cape Island for distance of ten miles it is
said very few traps are left, and whole
beeches are thlckly strewn withlfragmants Of
the fishermen some weeks to get out nets and
sets of gear.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
A Successful Candidate.

BANGOR, May 2.-As the result of the
competitive examination Congressman Bou-
telle will designate Albert B. Donworth of
Machias, for cadet at West Point.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03

Earned Funs-BOStOns Q, Haverhills 1. Base
hits-Blues IA, Haverhills 0. Errors-Blues 22
Haverhills 21. Pitchers-Blues, Burke; Hayer
hills, Haley. Time Of game-2h. 25m. Umpire
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
EXECUTIVE MANSION, |
CAPTAIN COLLINS
On the Value OF Canadian Fisheries
to Our Fishermen.

cial says Capt. Collins, of the United States
Fish Commission, is quoted in an interview
as saying that if Canada should freely grant
American fishermen all of her fishing priyi-
leges, there would be none that our fisher
men would avail themselves of. Canada has
they were freely given to us. All the ish
that are to be caught with any profit are in
the deep seas.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
A Golden Wedding.

BRATTLEBoRo, Vt, May 2.--Mr. and Mrs.
Jacob Estey celebrated their golden wedding
at their home here this afternoon and even
ing. Upwards OF 1000 people rendered their
congratulations, including the GOO employees
of the Estey Organ Company, of which Mr..
Estey is the founder and head. Congratu-
latory messages were received from Senators
Morrill, and Edmunds, the Governor and ex-
Governors of the State. and from other
Europe.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
FOREIGN.
The London Times Returns to Its
Charges A gaInst Parnen.
Opening Of the Law Suit Against the
Publisher OF PiccadIIIy.
The Debate on the Crimes Act Con-
tinued In the Commons.

LONDON, May 2.-The Times, returning
to the charges against Mr.. Parnell and his
party, says: sour articles on .ParneIlsm
and Crime and the Parnell letter have sunk
deep into the public mind and have produced
conviction that nothing can shake, save
evidence Of kind that Mr.. Parnell cannot
produce"
The Times also publishes long article of
the style Of the articles ON ''Parnellism and
Crime" purporting to show that Mr. John
Dillon, in his defence in the House of Com
mons of the Parnellite party against the
charges that they had relations with the
dynamiter Sheridan, either offered to Parlia-
ment tissue OF fctiOns, which he had
never taken the trouble to examine, or
reached still lower depth of dishonesty.
The libel suit brought against William
kldgway, publisher of Piccadilly, for 5000
lot asserting in the black pamphlet on the
Irish question recently issued by him that
Slr John Brenon, the plaintiff, a former
Home Rule member Of Parliament, was a
Fenian and ally Of the Invincibles came up
Tor trial today. The court room was crowded
In anticipation Of developments. Mr.. Ridg-
way, the defendant, being sworn, pleaded
that the alleged libel was true. Sir John
Brenon, the plaintiff, being sworn, made an
emphatic denial of the defendants state
ments. Sir John said he never was a Fenian.
He left the Land League, he said, in June,
1880, after quarrel with its managers for
opening his kilograms. He had not since
that time Joined any league or association
or any Fenian league or association. He had
never travelled between Paris and London
on Irish Republican business. He had never
lnterfered with the work Of tracing dyna-
miters. Continuing, Sir John declared that
Sir Lion Playfair told him that Mr.. Glad
stone had become converted to the home
rule theory in 1879, and that he desired Mr.
Parnell to accept the Office of chief secre-
tary for Ireland. Witness spoke to Mr..
Parnell abouttaking the office, but he de-
elined even 70 entertain the idea
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
The Maine Militia .

AUGUSTA. May Gov. Bodwell has ap-
pointed Col. Henry L. Mitchell of Bangor, as
Brigade Commander, NJ. v. NJ, vice Gen.
John Marshall Brown, resigned; and Gen.
Geo. i. Beal of Norway, as Inspector Gener-
al on his staff, vice Gen. Augustus B. Farm
ham of Bangor, resigned.
The Governor and party left Monday for
the Gettysburg battlefield.
The Portland daily press., 1887-05-03
Not a Secure jail,

ROCHESTER,, n. H., May 2.-George Brad
aoId, who escaped from the lookup yesterday
morning, where he was confined for selling
Hf9u4r, fn9rn, was rearrested today and ordered to
jail Bradford is the third prisoner who
has escaped within short time.